Ward 7 Neighbourhood Meeting re Proposed Development at 550, 552, 558, 570, 574 & 576 Essa Road

This Neighbourhood Meeting is your first opportunity to hear about a proposed development from the applicant, understand the City’s planning approval process and timelines and give you the chance to ask questions. This is a preliminary meeting to provide residents with information before the application is reviewed by City staff and considered by City Council. A Statutory Public Meeting will be scheduled at a later date, in accordance with the Planning Act.

Saverino Developments Inc., is seeking input from the public on a proposed Amendment to the Official Plan & Zoning By-law for lands known municipally as 550, 552, 558, 570, 574 & 576 Essa Road in the City of Barrie.

The proposal is intended to facilitate a high-density residential development to permit increased heights along an Intensification Corridor in the form of 16 and 18 storey rental apartment buildings and 3 storey townhouses along the rear of the subject lands. For more information, please visit the proposed development webpage. 

This neighbourhood meeting will be held in a virtual forum with electronic participation via ZOOM. To participate in the virtual neighbourhood meeting, you will need access to a computer with internet service or a telephone. 

Register to attend

What To Expect

• A presentation from the applicant of the development concept;
• City review process and timing;
• An opportunity to meet the applicant, City staff and Ward Councillor;
• A time for asking questions, providing thoughts, comments, and concerns regarding the proposed development.

What Not To Expect

• City staff recommendations on the application or a detailed analysis on the proposal (this will occur later in the review process);
• A debate on the merits of the proposal between City staff and the applicant.

If you are unable to attend the Neighbourhood Meeting, but would like further information on this proposal and/or would like to receive notice of any future meetings, including the statutory public meeting in accordance with the Planning Act, please contact:

Dana Suddaby, Planner
705-739-4220, Ext. 4473
dana.suddaby@barrie.ca

Development Services
City of Barrie
70 Collier Street, P.O. Box 400
Barrie, Ontario, L4M 4T5